Spring hanger for trucks and automotive vehicles



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' Patented Feb. 8,1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

"GUSTAVE A. SCHACHT, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO.

SPRING HANGER FOR TRUCKS AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES.

Application iiled August 10, 1923. Serial No. 656.694.

My invention relates to a means for hanging vehicle springs to the chassis frame that will absorb a great amount of shock and vibration resulting from traveling over minor protuberances in the-- pavement or road surfacing, to reduce the amount of rumble and noise resulting from like "causes and atthe same time' cheapen the cost of the springs and their replacement by eliminating the need for spring shackles, bolts, and the eyes in the top leaf of thespring. It is moreover my object to provide a simple and inexpensive device, that is reasonably free from excessive wear and the possibilitypof breaka e.

It wl be readily understood from the accompanying drawings and description, that the labor of replacement of springs and bearing parts is greatly simplified by the use of my invention over that of devices now in use.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion ofthe chassis frame of a vehicle, with a spring hung by means of my device, one

.han er being in vertical section.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one type of my device.

Figure 3 is a perspective view. of a type adapted to the particular construction of certain vehicles.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view of my device when under extreme load or after long periods of wear.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a bearing plate provided between the spring and its resilient cushion.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, 1 represents a portion of a chassis frame. Riveted to the chassis frame is the hanger 2, having a box-like'housing 3with a rear wall 4, formed by the back plate of the hanger, a front wall 5, side walls 6 and an ulpper wall 7 leaving the under portion of t e housing so formed, open for the free operation of the .spring l8.

Within the housing 3 is lcontained `a cushion 9, of resilient material, preferably rubber, of the size and shape to snugly fit in the housing 3. The portion 10 of the cushion 9, which forms the seat for the spring 8, is suitably rounded for practical reasons, and extends'beyond the lower edges ofl the side walls 6.- The front wall 5 and the rear wall 4 extend downward and the ears 11, thus formedprovide lateral guides for the leaves of the spring where it is inserted in the hanger. These ears have .perforations opposite to each other to lreceive a bolt l2 and a bushing 13 thereon, the-purpose for the bolt being to hold the spring 8. `within the ears 11 wheny rebounding from great shock. v u The cushion 9 may be perforated to increase its resilience when used on light vehicles.

A bearing plate 14 having a pinV 15, ex-

tending through a vertical perforation 16 in the cushion 9, lmay be provided to protect the cushion against wear; however, its use is not imperative and may be dispensed with on light vehicles.

The side walls G have their lower edges reinforced by horizontal ridges 17, which form a bearing for the spring 8 when under excessive load or when the-cushion 9 has been reduced by a long period of wear and clears the guides 11, whereupon the worn or. broken parts may be removed and replaced with new the chassis lowered until the spring rests in its bearing and. the retaining bolt returned into place.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A vehicle'spring hanger comprising a hanger mounted on the chassis of a vehicle. a housing supported by the hanger, a cushion member retained within the housing, the sides of the housing extended to laterally retain the end of af spring and the only longitudinal retaining means adapted to retain the lspring Within the housing provided by the downward thrust of the cushion member against a face of the spring, and the sides of the housing of such size as to be adapted to act as bearings against the face of the spring with'extreme compression of the cushion member.

2. A vehicle spring hanger comprising a hanger mounted on the chassis of a vehicle,

a housing supported by the hanger, a cushion member retained Within the housing, sides of the housing of such 'size as to be the sides of the housing extended to lateradapted to act as bearings against the face ally retain the end of a spring and the only of the lspring with extreme compression 0'1". 10 longitudinal retaining means adapted to rethe Cushion member, and a bolt retained 5 tain the spring Within the l'nousingr provided within the housingr to limit the downward by the downward thrust of the cushion meniniovenient of the end of the spring. ber against a faceof the spring7 and, the GUSTAVE A. SCHACHT. 

